This first ediiton has very little corner bumping or edge wear. DJ unclipped with no edge wear or rubbing. Hinges and gutters are solid. Text is clean and tight in binding. Appears nearly new. This copy has been signed by Bruce Sterling on the title page. He also wrote "MANHATTAN COMMUNE" and squared New York with the date 1855. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Difference Engine
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0553070282
ISBN 13: 9780553070286
Binding: Quarter Cloth
Edition: First Edition, Signed.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good w/Protective Cover
Signed: Signed by Author

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In London of 1855, celebrated paleontologist Edward Mallory gets mixed up with Charles Babbage, the inventor of an advanced calculating machine run by his elite group of clackers

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"A ripping adventure yarn."--"Los Angeles Times
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"[A] tour-de-force."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"

Breathtaking. "The New York Times Book Review
"
Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream. "Entertainment Weekly
"
Splendid . . . highly imaginative. "Chicago Tribune
"
A ripping adventure yarn. "Los Angeles Times
"
[A] tour-de-force. "The Philadelphia Inquirer""

Breathtaking. The New York Times Book Review

Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream. Entertainment Weekly

Splendid . . . highly imaginative. Chicago Tribune

A ripping adventure yarn. Los Angeles Times

[A] tour-de-force. The Philadelphia Inquirer"

"Breathtaking."--The New York Times Book Review

"Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream."--Entertainment Weekly

"Splendid . . . highly imaginative."--Chicago Tribune

"A ripping adventure yarn."--Los Angeles Times

"[A] tour-de-force."--The Philadelphia Inquirer

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